Barry Jones (baseball)
| Barry Jones | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 15, 1963 Centerville, Indiana | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 18, 1986, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 22, 1993, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 33–33 |
| Earned run average | 3.66 |
| Strikeouts | 250 |
| Teams | |
Barry Louis Jones (born February 15, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, and New York Mets.
Career
Jones graduated from Centerville Senior High School and later attended Indiana University Bloomington.[1] In 1983, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] He was drafted by the Pirates in the third round of the 1984 amateur draft. Jones played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season) Watertown Pirates in 1984, and his last season with the Milwaukee Brewers' Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs in 1994.
On July 1, 1990, Jones was the winning pitcher in a game that saw Andy Hawkins pitch a no hitter, but still lose the game.
References
- ^ 1987 Topps baseball card # 494
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Barry Jones at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
- Barry Jones at Baseball Almanac
- Barry Jones at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)
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